. Its superstructure comprises of a main central dome with four smaller domes in the corners. It is embellished with glazed blue tiles. Another enclosure with gateway to the north of the tomb contains a number of tombs one of which is said to be of the king himself.
The design of this tomb is said to be modeled on Timur's mausoleum, Gur-e-Amir in Samarkand. The building is earliest existing brick masonry structure in the region. The design with its central circular dome is a marked departure from the traditional wooden architecture of the region, and shows close affinity with the Persian-Central Asian tomb models.
The entrance is in the form of horseshoe. The building is a single chamber with a domed ceiling with a height of two storeys. The room has a central semi-circular dome, and a series of four smaller domes, covered by a decorative brick frieze of blind semicircular arches. An interesting feature of this building is the use of moulded blue bricks, studded at intervals on the external façade.
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